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Artistic licence says says who.nit according to anyone but you ,looks fine I like the tone and mood,I know my above photo, could have done with more light.
Hark at me since taking up art class
Artistic licence says says who.nit according to anyone but you ,looks fine I like the tone and mood,I know my above photo, could have done with more light.
Have been tempted by m100 14”45 Lens £329
Lol,I'm not feeling a pull to anything for a while now,maybe I've finally settlled now
Artistic licence says says who.nit according to anyone but you ,looks fine I like the tone and mood,
Hark at me since taking up art class
Never satisfied .Have been tempted by m100 14”45 Lens £329
No I was being seriousFibber .
I have taken a couple like the above, with the missus and they turned out OK. Shot in bright daylight, with a fast shutter speed and pop up flash, for a little fill in light. Can look good, as the fast shutter blackens the background.
I was just teasing. Thanks for your kind comments.No I was being serious
Fibber .
I have taken a couple like the above, with the missus and they turned out OK. Shot in bright daylight, with a fast shutter speed and pop up flash, for a little fill in light. Can look good, as the fast shutter blackens the background.
What haven't tried the flash? Pop up flash can work good for portraits using the G7X mk 11, when tilted up and bounced off a ceiling. Video is pretty good and crispy clear, focus tracking is good. You can even change the exposure while video is recording, simply tap the exposure at the bottom and it gives - + .... must try that.
Had my g7x 2½ years and haven't tried the flash yet, haven't done a video either ... well, only by hitting the little red button by mistake, done that a few times.
Before anyone says anything, I know it is a poop photo. I was just outside the front garden, bright sunlight.
Just messing about, testing things. Manual f/5.6 1/2000 sec ISO 125, oh and dreaded pop up flash. Just a very very quick snap.
I used to have the same issue until someone her recommended putting the focus area on small, and using the touchscreen. This made a world of difference.
I love the flippy out screen, you an just put the camera as low as it'll go and see exactly what you're shooting.
This one was on macro mode but I do have trouble with close ups, the focus seems to hunt a lot before it'll lock on.
I love the flippy out screen, you an just put the camera as low as it'll go and see exactly what you're shooting.
I tried getting some photos yesterday out on the street, with the screen flipped up. This was shooting at waist height, and trying to look discreet. I did not get one decent photo, the composition was awful on all the photos. I need to stop and take time, and line things up. I have not mastered the skill of shooting on the move.
John, if you and the target are potentially moving then this becomes very challenging. Start simply, stand still!
On a Fuji I would set AutoISO to 6400, min shutter speed 1/200th, this is usually fast enough for street work if I stand still and the target might be moving, I can always up the min shutter speed to 1/500
On the Canon G7x you have an Auto ISO mode but you cannot specify a min shutter speed, but you can specify Slow/Standard/Fast, it looks like Standard is 1/160 before ISO adjustment and Fast is 1/1250 before ISO adjustment. So neither is ideal for street but if you and your target might be moving then I would set it to Fast, better to have something grainy and sharp to start with than blurred. As you experiment you might be able to lower to Standard.
Then I would set the camera to aperture priority of say F4 which will give you a reasonable depth of field.
Set the lens to focal length that you are comfortable with, initially with street this might be quite long, but as you get more confident it will decrease. Levae it at this focal length, don't cahnge, get used to working at a single focal length, it will simplify your thinking process with regard to street.
Now you can either work in AF or Manual Focus, I would recommend to get sharper shots to Manual Focus, preset the camera to work in a particular focus zone, now either you move or wait for your chosen target to get in the right position in the field of view. If the G7x AF is very snappy you can stay in AF. If you want to be discrete then disable all sounds emitted from the camera eg focus lock, etc.
Hope that helps
Hi David, thanks for taking the time to post all that.
I was in Aperture priority, f/3.5 to f/4 ISO 400 a little exposure comp. I was getting a very fast shutter speed of 1/2000, so everything was pretty crisp and clear, no blurry images. It is just the composition letting me down. The blame lies with me, not the camera.
I just need to slow down, and compose the shot. Trouble is, I am a very self conscious person.
That is where I bought the G7X from, the City Centre. Deffo will get out and about again, and try better composure.This kind of photography requires practice, practice and more practice, you will throw countless images away to get that one keeper, and you miss dozens of decisive moments, but its all part of the learning curve.
Try not to be self conscious, go to a big city, somewhere like Liverpool, practice where there are lots of tourists about, you will one of many cameras.
I still have my old Canon G2, no longer use it. It was a fun camera in it's day. Off putting things, Compact flash, very noisy at high ISO etc etc.All this chat is reminding me of the Canon G12 I owned years ago. Loved that camera!
... criminalWhat haven't tried the flash? Pop up flash can work good for portraits using the G7X mk 11, when tilted up and bounced off a ceiling. Video is pretty good and crispy clear, focus tracking is good. You can even change the exposure while video is recording, simply tap the exposure at the bottom and it gives - + .
Thank you. And thanks for the camera settings.Cool shot that one David.
I had the 12 and the 15,loved themAll this chat is reminding me of the Canon G12 I owned years ago. Loved that camera!
?got the 100 coming now
M100
Oh I see.M
M100
It ends right here JonWhere will it all end? Can never keep up.
It ends right here Jon
At the moment it is far too hot and sunny to be taking photos, or at least it is for me. Just lazing in the back garden, only coming in to cool down and get a beer.The shutter button is pretty handy